The gloves are off – Super Adventure Hand comes out fighting Sept 21st

Give a big hand to Super Adventure Hand! – a new 3D platformer from DevM Games, creators of Moving Out. A couple of inspirations spring instantly to mind, including the Glover series (or would-be series if the sequel wasn’t canned) and The Addams Family’s handy helper Thing. It does, however, look like it’ll be able …

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Detained: Too Good for School brings the smackdown to Swinster City

The three-man team behind The Vagrant have revealed Detained: Too Good for School – a scrolling beat’em up that lets you break noses as well as hearts. The story is one of revenge, with our angsty schoolgirl protagonist out to harm those who killed her brother. Classes and the gym must be attended during the …

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Flynn’s Arcade targets Sentry City

The next game from Flynn’s Arcade (Donut Dodo, Murtop, Papertris) is a slight departure from their previously published titles. TheCrashableStudio developed Sentry City is a cyberpunk side-scrolling shooter influenced by Blade Runner, featuring hand-drawn pixel art graphics and animations. It’ll benefit from modern touches too, such as an electronic soundtrack and lighting effects. The action is …

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Introducing 34EVERLAST – a ten-minute looping action game with 30+ routes

PLAYISM will be publishing 34EVERLAST – a ten-minute “super condensed” action game that’s “specially designed for busy working adults.” This Unreal Engine powered affair sees the world ending…only, you’re somehow caught in a loop. It mixes combat, action adventure, boss battles, and escape room sensibility to create something with 30+ routes to find and explore …

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Fight Crab 2 announced – now with added humans

The original Fight Crab is a game we’ve been wanting to try for a while, but have never found the opportunity to. We’d best hurry as a sequel has just been announced. Or we could just wait for that, we guess. The concept is pleasingly simple – giant crabs duke it out, clutching all manner …

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GameMill reveals The Walking Dead: Destinies for all formats

GameMill’s winter line-up is looking quite busy, with Skull Island: Rise of Kong, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance, NASCAR Arcade Rush, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 due. Now we can add The Walking Dead: Destinies to that last. Ah, licensed games. It’s enough to remind us of the olden days. The Walking Dead: …

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The Signal sets its sights on exploration, invention, and survival

Goose Byte’s debut title sees humanity take to the skies to find a new home. By combining exploration, invention, and survival, it hopes to move the multiplayer open world genre forward – a bold claim. Powered by the uber-flashy Unreal Engine 5, The Signal is said to be an accessible affair, offering a new recipe-sharing …

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Take a ‘byte’ out of Boti: Byteland Overclocked in September

Polish developer Purple Ray Studio is pulling no punches with their debut title – Boti: Byteland Overclocked is a lavish-looking 3D platformer with drop-in co-op play. Set in Byteland, data bot Boti is tasked with saving the cyber-landscape from bugs and viruses – with his floating companions, One & Zero, helping. Boti is able to …

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THQ Nordic reveals TMNT: The Last Ronin, South Park: Snow Day, and more

Who hosts an announcement-filled showcase late on Friday night, just as journos are settling down for the weekend? THQ Nordic, that’s who. The ever-growing publisher revealed a handful of new games during last night’s digital showcase, along with fresh trailers for Gothic Remake, Outcast – A New Beginning, TRINE 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy, ALONE IN THE …

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Taito’s Parasol Stars is due a re-release before the year’s end

The end of 2023 will see a re-release of 1991’s celebrated single-screen arcade platformer Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III via publisher ININ. This appears to tie-in with a future announcement regarding the series – a new entry along the lines of 2020’s Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back would be …

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Explore the origins of King Kong in Skull Island: Rise of Kong

A new King Kong game is long overdue, with the last major tie-in being way back 2005. While the hairy titan did show up during a Call of Duty: Warzone season, that doesn’t really count. The same goes for the Godzilla vs. Kong mobile game. The giant gorilla deserves a giant video game. It’s too …

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Limited Run Games reveals Gex Trilogy, Clock Tower, Tomba, and more

In addition to Jurassic Park Classic Game Collection, Limited Run Games revealed a slew of other new titles at yesterday’s LRG3 event. A few of these were known about already, such as a re-release of Gargoyles Remastered – 16-bit action platformers based on the ‘90s Disney cartoon. The notorious 3DO FMV game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties …

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